The lawsuit, Atencio v. State of New Mexico, filed in May 2023, argues that the state’s permitting of oil and gas production, alongside a failure to enforce pollution laws, violates its pollution control clause in the state Constitution
The lawsuit, Atencio v. State of New Mexico, filed in May 2023, argues that the state’s permitting of oil and gas production, alongside a failure to enforce pollution laws, violates its pollution control clause in the state Constitution
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